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THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE 125 YEARS AGO-By Avishka Mario Senewiratne The grand opening of St. Joseph’s College on Saturday, November 28, 1896. Illustrated by Kevin Caspersz. Source:Tillthemountainsdisappearams St. Joseph’s College, Colombo is a citadel of education established by the pioneering and painstaking efforts of the missionary Oblates from Europe and the significant contribution of the Catholic community of Colombo, in the late 19th Century. Ever since the British declared freedom to practice any faith after overthrowing the Dutch, who oppressed Catholics for 150 years, the need for Catholic schools arose. During this time the only Catholic religious group were the Oratorian missionaries from Goa, who were the successors of St. Joseph Vaz. Though its vehemently accepted that these missionaries were highly pious and pastoral, they did not have adequate expertise to establish schools. However, when Msgr. Orazio Bettacchini, an Italian Oratorian was made the Vicar of Jaffna, ...

Nov 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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“Pass it on” – A choral journey spanning half a century– Prins James Alagaratnam It was August 1967, the parish of St. Mary’s Church, Colombo had just welcomed its new assistant parish priest Fr. Claver Perera. Together with parish priest Fr. Joe de Mel, St. Mary’s had a resurgence in parish activity.  Fr. Joe’s philosophy of having an active youth community, favored Fr. Claver, who invited some of the younger choristers to listen to a collection of music he had assembled while in Rome. Those of us privileged, to listen to his dream of a youthful choral group needed no persuasion, and the St. Mary’s Choral group was born. The following narrative relates the progress of the group, and the influences that sustained choral music through the years. Good choral traditions are abundant island wide and the Colombo choral scene has been, and continues to be alive. In Early Decemebr ...

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PETERITE LEGEND MAURICE DE SILVA NO MORE – by Upali Obeyesekera Live Stream Link for Maurice de Silva’s Funeral – We Remember Mr Maurice De Silva 21/10/1937 – 28/01/2021 (Service starts at 11am (Brisbane Time) on Tuesday, 9th February 2021) News has just reached me through one of his nephews that Maurice de Silva passed away about an hour back in Brisbane. Sad end to a legendary rugger player who was a treat to watch as a centre-three playing for St. Peter’s College, Havelocks SC or Kandy Lake Club or All-Ceylon. Maurice and the backline were synonymous with the scissors pass and his pairing with Nimal Maralande was a joy to behold. They were instrumental in bringing the premier club championship silverware, the Clifford Cup, to the Havelocks on a number of occasions. At Havelocks he was among some of the great players of that time in Dr. Hubert Aloysius, Nimal ...

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I WILL PRAY FOR YOU – SRI LANKA – A beautiful tribute by Anila De Silva Rachel Brohier & Dilsarah Derrick (produced on 21 May 2019) – Tomorrow will be one month since 21/4. The day we peacefully went to church to celebrate EASTER. A beautiful tribute by Anila De Silva Rachel Brohier & Dilsarah Derrick to all who lost their lives on 21/4. I think this will give strength to everyone who has lost a loved one and everyone who struggles to get through life at these challenging times. We will continue to Pray for You. Anila De Silva Rachel Brohier & Dilsarah Derrick The 3 singers were members of the Ladies College Choir, and are presently members of the choir at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour in Colombo. The video was recorded at St. Mary’s church, Bambalapitiya.     ...

May 22, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , Comments 0
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